Combination box and newspaper wrapper.



C. L. SHELTON. COMBINATION BOX AND NEWSPAPER WRAPPER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25. I918.

Patented Nov. 19,1918.

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COMBINATIONBOX. AND NEWS?A PER WRAYEE-it.

Application filed January To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL L. SHELTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenfield, in the county of l eakley, State of Tennessee,have invented a new and use ful Combination Box and Newspaper Wrap per;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, suc as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appert-ains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a combination box and paper wrapper, and anobject of the invention is to provide a wrapper having meanswhereby thewrapper may be employed for securely wrapping a box, news paper, or amagazine or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wrapper which may beeasily constructed for a small cost and sold at a reasonable profit.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved wrapperparticularly adapted for securing and wrapping boxes for facilitatingagainst damage during their transportation through the mails,particularly the parcel post system.

A further object of the invention is to provide awrapper consisting ofone or two-sec tions' the single section being adapted for use ini' gwraping newspapers and the like, and

"wh'ichsingle section has scored line onwhich the s'ectipn may halvesthereof may l 3 5 ofabox-by adhesive material and their ends be severed,whereby the two be connected to thetop secured together for wrapping aox. v

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations falling with in the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts ashereinafter set forth shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawin Fig-u showing the wrapper Fig. 2 of Fig. 1..

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a wrapper having a scored orperforated line, and which'wrapp'er is adapted for wrapping newspapers,magazines and the like.

Fig. t is a detail perspective View of a wrap or section. Re erring bysuitable clasps,

applied thereto.

more especially to the drawings 1 designates the body of a wrapper whichSpecification of Letters intent.

1 ring reinforcement o 3. The end portions re 1 is a iew in perspectiveof a box, a

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may be constructed of any suitable material,

preferably heavy paper. T his body is provided with a transversedperforated or scored line 2, and on one face of the body on each side ofthe scored or perforated line, suitable adhesive material 3 may beapplied. One end of the wrapper is provided with an aperture or opening4 having a heavy paper about its marginal edge. A metallic tab orfastener 6 is provided for the other end of the wrapper. This tab orfastener is T-shaped, and the end portions 7 of the transverse part ofsaid T-shaped fastener are forced through the end of the wrapper .andbent asshown to secure the tab to the wrapper. in wrapping newspapers,magazines and the like, the wrapper is first secured to the newspaper(which is rolled) by means of the adhesive material of the wrapper arethen passed about the newspaper or the like and the tab passed throughthe reinforced opening 4 and bent. The end of the wrapper to which thetab is attached is reinforced by a heavy piece of paper 8. in wrappingboxes or the like, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the wrapper may be severedon the perforated 2, subsequently to which the be secured to the getherby the tab 6, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. If desired the wrapper for abox may be constructed in two sections originally.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful isA. wrapper, comprising a blank having c0- operating fasteners at itsopposite ends, a facing of adhesive material extending transversely ofone face of the blank across the middle portion thcreof,sai l blank atits center and across the mid lie of the facing of adhesive material bcig provided, with a scored line of perforations, whereby the blank may beemployed as a newspaper wrapper or severed on said scored line ofperforations, whereby the opposite halves of the blank may be employedas box wrappers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses;

P. D. Harms, Jar-r Us Snows.

the box by the of the two sections of the wrapper clasp to-

